The era of military rule is gone in Nigeria - General Gowon Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, on Wednesday, said that despite the imperfections in democracy, the era of military rule must remain behind Nigeria. Gowon stated this in Abuja at the unveiling of a book titled “Military Factor in Nigerian History, 1960-2018” by the Historical Society of Nigeria (HSN), as part of activities to mark the association’s 70th anniversary. He said while the military and its various regimes had contributed monumentally to the peace and economic development of Nigeria,...